The real first day of spring
Reminder to set your clocks: Opening Day at Pimlico: Thursday, April 19. Free admission. Free racing program. Free at last! Free at last! The opening Saturday of the spring stand will include six added money races, a Pimlico T-shirt to the first 4,000 fans, and the headline event on the card will be the $125,000 Federico Tesio Stakes for 3-year-olds, which will be televised on ESPN. But don't let that stop you. Don't stay home and watch on TV. Get out and enjoy the races.

